Railroad freight-car.



No. 653,359. Patented July I0, 1900. T. .1. NEWBERRY & .1. v. lamcsomRAILROAD FREIGHT CAR.

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uh. 653,359. Patentad July l0, moo. T. .1. NEWBERRY & J. v. amcson.RAILROADFREIGHT CAB.

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NITED STATES THOMAS J N RRY AND JOHN V. ERICSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD FREIGHT-CAR.

iPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 653,359, dated July 10,1900.

Applicationfilecl January 8, IQOO. Serial No. 712. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: l

Be it known that we, THOMAS J. NEWBERRY and JOHN V. ERIosoN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful'lmp rovements inRailroad Freight-Oars, which are fully set forth in the followingspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 shows our said improvedrailroadcar in two halves, which are joined on the central-section line2 2, whereof the first or left-hand half is shown in exterior view,while the second or right-hand half is shown as an interior view, thesame being a transverse section through its greater depth, so as tofully show both the lower and upper parts. Fig. 2 is in part alongitudinal section on the plane 2 2 of Fig. 1 and in part an exteriorelevation with fragments of the walls broken out to show the partsbeyond. Fig. 3 shows a top view of the lower parts a,from,which one tankj is removed and whereof the other tank is shown in part interiorly.Fig. 4 shows a corner of our car rigged as a flat-car. A portion of thetanks are shown, and the floor is raised to show said tanks. A part ofthe wood of the floor is also removed. Fig. 5 shows an end view of thefloor shown in perspective in Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale from that ofthe preceding figure, and is on a plane cutting through the axes of thebolts to'show how the planks are held to the metal floor, and it alsoshows how the stakes and stake-pockets are made. Fig. 6 shows atransverse section of our car at the truck or near the king-bolt.

Like letters of reference denote like parts of the drawings.

The object of our invention is to provide a freight car constructionwherein the efficiency of the device shall be increased over priorconstructions and shall exceed the same.

in durability, be entirely or almost entirely built of steel, and befireproof, and also be adapted for carrying liquids in bulk and solidsat the same time,as, for instance, oil in the tanks and grain in thecar-body. To attain said desirable ends, we construct our said car insubstantially the following manner, namely:

On the ordinary trucks 2 we set vertical sheet-steel webs c c 0 whichare cut out or notched on the inclined lines If and horizontal lines 25'at their ends to make room for the trucks, as shown, and connect saidends with a horizontal solid web of sheet-steel cl, which lies on'abolster c, crossed by longitudinal pieces 1', forming the sides of thedraw-bar space 'i, which at their rear ends are secured tothe centralweb 0 when said number of websare used, as fewer or more such webs mayalso be used. The outer members of said webs are spread apart as far asthe width of the car-body b and are stayed at suitable distances withU-shaped channel-irons f, whereof the lower ends are connected by acrosschannel f both parts of which are filled with cushions f,preferably of wood of suitable quality, and at the corners of saidchannelirons are attached suitable braces g to said channels and to saidwebs. Said webs are also provided with flanges f at their lower edgesand at their upper edges with like flanges f for the purpose ofgivinglateral rigidity to said webs. Stake-pockets h are secured to theupper edges of the outer webs to complete their construction and towhich is added the bumper-bar h at the ends and a king-bolt 'i' forconnection with the trucks. Into said skeleton frame are mounted one ormore sheet-steel tanks j, rectangular in transverse section, which areat their tops flush with the tops of said webs, and thereby form asupport for a separate car-floor A, suitable for carrying lumber and allkinds of goods which can be transported on an open flat-car, and at thesame time the tanks may be filled with oil or other liquids. Said floorA is formed of sheet metal TX, provided with ribs r between which areheld boards g by means of bolts g and to the edges of the sheet 0 arefastened short stakes m to enter the stake-pockets h for holding saidfloor A to its place. Thefloor 7" r q, Figs. l and 2, forms a fixed partof the body b. Upon the lower part a, which consists of the verticalwebs and their attachments, is placed the upper part of the car orcar-body proper, b, constructed of sheet-metal sides and ends m andlike-materialed roof n, with running-board n, all of sheet-steel.Flanges f integral with the under part of the walls m, fit on the.flanges f and are united by bolts k, while the sides 'm are alsostiifened by both vertical and diagonal braced channel-irons m and m ofsaid U-shaped form. The roof is supported by sheet-metal rafters o, andthe vertical channel-irons m extend and enter into the stakepockets h tosecurely connect the said parts a and b. The bottom or floor r of thecarbody part is also of sheet metal and fit for all ordinary use; butwhen desirable a floor of wood q is laid and held to place by the woodenside-lining or wainscoting p, and said steel floor may then be furtherstrengthened by means of ribs 0, extending up between each board to, ornearly to, the top of the floor. The tanks j are also provided with asuitable filler-opening Z, shown on the interior of the car-body b; butsaid filler may be placed at any suitable position, either inside oroutside of the car-body. Angle-irons s are secured to the bottom of themetal floor r on both sides of the central web 0 for the purpose of bothstiffening the latter and for holding the several parts more securely totheir place.

As the upper part of the car-body is removable, both it and each of thetanks j may be removed for the purpose of repairor use and, as shown,the lower parts used alone or as a flat in connection with oil or liquidtransportation. The sheet-metal floor r, with its ribs 0 and angle-ironstays 8, may also be laid on the top of said tanks 3' without the body babove it, and the fioor q held by means of nails or dowels 1*, passedthrough holes in the ribs 1'. By means of this construction a floor ofgreat strength and durability is obtained for a flat-car constructed asherein shown and described.

What we claim is 1. The combination with end-notched, connected,cushioned, and braced sets of Vertical webs, of tanks, withcorresponding end notches, on said cushions, and flush with the top ofsaid webs, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with vertical, transversely-connected and top-flangedwebs, of a removable, base-flanged, car-body and means to removablyconnect said flanges, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with end -notched, transversely-connected, verticaland flanged webs provided with means for giving transverse rigidity, ofa car-body, flanged at the base of its walls, and means to connect saidcar-bod y and webs, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a sheet-metal carbody and a sheet-metalfloor,'integral with its walls, of a wooden floor and wainscotingholding said floor, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with a sheet-metal carbody and a sheet-metal floorprovided with ribs, and floor-boards between said ribs, of awainscot-ing holding said floor to its place, substantially asspecified.

6. The combination with flanged vertical webs provided withstake-pockets, of a sheet metal car-body stiffened with channel-ironswhich extend into said pockets, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with flanged vertical webs provided withstake-pockets, of a sheetmetal car-body stilfened by channel-irons whichextend into said pockets, and bolts through said flanges to connect saidwebs and car-body, substantially as specified.

S. The combination with end-notched vertical webs and trucks therefor,of a sheetmetal floor with ribs and boards between said ribs and pinsthrough said ribs to hold said boards, substantially as specified.

9. In railroad freight-cars, the combination with vertical side webs,and a central web, having their top edges in the same plane, andtransverse connections to said webs, of a floor and means to removablysecure the same to said webs, substantially as specified.

THOMAS J. NEWBERRY. JOHN V. ERICSON. \Vitn'esses:

WM. ZIMMERMAN, BERTRAM E. SHERMAN.

